If you’re like me, and spend part of most days thinking “I wonder if Google has a tool for that?”, check out the Google Cheat Sheet. A lot of information about Google and its services, in just two pages. Link courtesy of Too Many Topics, Too Little Time.

Tyler Cowen on the effects of blogging: Blogging makes us more oriented toward an intellectual bottom line, more interested in the directly empirical, more tolerant of human differences, more analytical in the course of daily life, more interested in people who are interesting, and less patient with Continental philosophy. Link courtesy of kottke.org.

From The Show with Ze Frank: http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.swf

The Houston Chronicle’s TechBlog covers Fifteen Geek Movies to See Before You Die. Not sure if I agree entirely with the list, but let’s see how I’ve done so far: Brazil - Terry Gilliam movie that I always intend to see, but never do. The Matrix - Overrated as science fiction, but a revelation as an action movie. It’s Predator-like, as far as its must-see-ness. The Fifth Element - Made me a Luc Besson fan. Filled with the joy of Silver Age comics, without the pain of Silver Age exposition. Oddly subtle performances in a completely over-the-top movie. ...

This is one of those things that is unlikely to appear on television vignettes for Black History Month, but it’s interesting nonetheless: Dell Comics published the first comic book series featuring an African-American hero. Lobo had a fairly usual Western backstory, being accused of a murder he didn’t commit, but in 1965 he broke new ground. Unfortunately, due to retailers returning the comic bundles unopened, Lobo only lasted for two issues. They’re hard to find now, but I picked up issue #1 a while back, and I’m still looking for the second one. ...

Several theological questions, answered by thinking of God as a programmer: Q: How come the Age of Miracles Ended? A: That was the development phase of the project, now we are in the maintenance phase. Link courtesy of Digg.

Well, I was thinking about liveblogging Puppy Bowl III, but then I realized it could be summed up as this: 3-6 PM: Puppies rolling, chewing, biting, running. Seriously, it might be possible to liveblog it, but since they aren’t wearing numbers, and I don’t have a program, I don’t think you’d get much out of it. ;) (I’m not sure why there is so much crowd noise. The Super Bowl crowd isn’t that into it.) ...

Lest we forget, Super Bowl Sunday isn’t just about watching an 18-hour-long pregame show…It’s also about watching puppies and kittens engaging in ceremonial combat in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl III! Okay, combat might be a strong word. Ceremonial wandering around and sniffing things would be more accurate. Still, awwwwwwh. :) Link courtesy of Deadspin, which had this great quote: At halftime, they will be running a special “Kitty Bowl,” which is like the Puppy Bowl, except its players are aloof and indifferent to all spectators. Which makes it decidedly more similar to the actual Super Bowl. ...

This would normally be a Saturday post, but it was icy here today, so it’s kind of like a Saturday. Continuing to see how well Spam knows me, let’s look at some recent subject lines: I Woof You Uhh…what? I know I must have misheard that one. Inside every child is something special A chewy center. Find Money you didn’t know you had That’s always good. A lawyer that will fight for you ...

I’m pretty sure this is how alternate timelines diverge. Just before Super Bowl XLI, featuring the Colts vs. the Bears, you can get these two highlight videos by NFL Films: Warner Brothers Chicago Bears Super Bowl XLI Champions DVD Celebrate Chicago, you are the city of champions once again! Remembering the Monsters of the Midway, the Chicago Bears and their intimidating defense helped vault the club to the Super Bowl XLI title! Relive the Bears’ rise to the top of the league with this Warner Brothers Champions DVD. NFL Films takes you from the opening whistle against the Packers to the final gun in Miami. ...